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The text for this guide was written by James Hardin.
Photographs of collection items were taken by David A. Taylor.
The guide was designed by Robert L. Wiser, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Library of Congress, 2004.

"Echoes From the Prairie," quilt by Constance Finlayson, Carrollton,
Missouri, completed June 1991. The 1992 Missouri State Winner, Lands' End All-American
Quilt Contest.